The Ukrainian electricity grid operator, Ukrenerho, has introduced limits for energy consumption across the country, citing expected cold weather in the coming period. In a statement on January 6, Ukrenerho said the limitation will be in force daily between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m., warning that exceeding the energy consumption limits will lead to emergency shutdowns. The statement comes as Ukraine continues practicing scheduled and emergency power outages amid Russia’s ongoing shelling of Ukrainian infrastructure that has damaged crucial parts of the country's energy system. To read the original story from RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.
Ukraine's Electricity Grid Operator Limits Energy Consumption, Citing Upcoming Cold Weather
An elderly woman lights a candle in her apartment in a residential building partially destroyed as a result of Russian shelling in the village of Gorenka in the Kyiv region on December 13.